Hi,

I am trying to connect to a remote JMS queue from my JBoss Server 4.0.3SP1 and using JBossMQ. The other server also hosts JBossMQ.

The machines involved and their IPs are as below:

The client Machine:
Name: XYZ
Config: JBoss Server 4.0.3SP1
Network IP: 122.xx.xx.xx {Say Network MC)

The host machine:
Name: ABC
JBoss Server 4.0.2
Network IP: 60.23.xx.xx {Say Network JS}
JMS Config: JBossMQ and is configured with HAJNDI on port 1100

Connection from Machine ABC to XYZ:

Method: VPN
Host IP: 122.xx.xx.xx {Network MC}
NAT'ed IP: 172.xx.xx.xxx {NATIP}, this IP has port mapping to
Final Destination IP 60.23.xx.xx {Network JS}
Ports Mapped: 1100 and 1099,

I can ping,telnet and access Network JS from Network MC through NATIP

Remote host hajndi-jms-ds.xml file

 <mbean code="org.jboss.jms.jndi.JMSProviderLoader"
 name="jboss.mq:service=JMSProviderLoader,name=HAJNDIJMSProvider">
 <attribute name="ProviderName">DefaultJMSProvider</attribute>
 <attribute name="ProviderAdapterClass">
 org.jboss.jms.jndi.JNDIProviderAdapter
 </attribute>
 <!-- The combined connection factory -->
 <attribute name="FactoryRef">java:/XAConnectionFactory</attribute>
 <!-- The queue connection factory -->
 <attribute name="QueueFactoryRef">XAConnectionFactory</attribute>
 <!-- The topic factory -->
 <attribute name="TopicFactoryRef">XAConnectionFactory</attribute>
 <!-- Access JMS via HAJNDI -->
 <attribute name="Properties">
 java.naming.factory.initial=org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory
 java.naming.factory.url.pkgs=org.jboss.naming:org.jnp.interfaces
 java.naming.provider.url=<someObscureServer>.com:1100
 </attribute>
 </mbean>

Remote JNDIView Output: using NAT'ed IP http://172.xx.xx.xxx:8080/jmx-console/HtmlAdaptor

java: Namespace
 +- JmsXA
 +- ConnectionFactory
 +- DefaultJMSProvider
 +- XAConnectionFactory

Global JNDI Namespace
 +- ConnectionFactory
 +- HTTPConnectionFactory
 +- XAConnectionFactory
 +- UILXAConnectionFactory[link -> XAConnectionFactory]
 +- UIL2XAConnectionFactory[link -> XAConnectionFactory]
 +- UIL2ConnectionFactory[link -> ConnectionFactory]
 +- UILConnectionFactory[link -> ConnectionFactory]
 +- queue
 | +- A
 | +- DataFeed

I have made various attempts to connect to remote JNDI using the configurations below
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Trial 1 JMS Provider on port 1100

jms-ds.xml

<mbean code="org.jboss.jms.jndi.JMSProviderLoader" name="jboss.mq:service=JMSProviderLoader,name=RemoteJMSProvider,server=RemoteSite">
<attribute name="ProviderName">RemoteSiteJMSProvider</attribute>
<attribute name="ProviderAdapterClass">org.jboss.jms.jndi.JNDIProviderAdapter</attribute>
<attribute name="QueueFactoryRef">XAConnectionFactory</attribute>
<attribute name="TopicFactoryRef">XAConnectionFactory</attribute>
<attribute name="Properties">
 java.naming.factory.initial=org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory
 java.naming.factory.url.pkgs=org.jboss.naming:org.jnp.interfaces
 java.naming.provider.url=172.xx.xx.xxx:1100
</attribute>
</mbean>
<tx-connection-factory>
 <jndi-name>JSTJmsXA</jndi-name>
 <rar-name>jms-ra.rar</rar-name>
 <connection-definition>org.jboss.resource.adapter.jms.JmsConnectionFactory</connection-definition>
 <config-property name="SessionDefaultType" type="java.lang.String">javax.jms.Queue</config-property>
 <config-property name="JmsProviderAdapterJNDI" type="java.lang.String">java:/RemoteSiteJMSProvider</config-property>
</tx-connection-factory>

Java Code: (Standalone Java Client)

properties.put("java.naming.factory.initial","org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory");
properties.put("java.naming.factory.url.pkgs","org.jboss.naming:org.jnp.interfaces");
properties.put("java.naming.provider.url","jnp://localhost:1099");
initialContext = new InitialContext(properties);

queueConFac = (QueueConnectionFactory) initialContext.lookup("JSTJmsXA");

Result:

javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: JSTJmsXA not bound

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Trial 2 External Context on port 1100

jms-ds.xml

<mbean code="org.jboss.naming.ExternalContext" name="jboss.jndi:service=ExternalContext,jndiName=jstRemoteJNDI">
<attribute name="JndiName">jstRemoteJNDI</attribute>
<attribute name="Properties">
 java.naming.factory.initial=org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory
 java.naming.factory.url.pkgs=org.jnp.interfaces
 java.naming.provider.url=172.xx.xx.xxx:1100
</attribute>
 <attribute name="InitialContext">javax.naming.InitialContext</attribute>
 <attribute name="RemoteAccess">true</attribute>
<depends>jboss:service=Naming</depends>
</mbean>

JNDIView Output:

Global JNDI Namespace

 +- jstRemoteJNDI
error while listing context javax.naming.InitialContext@1054f93: javax.naming.CommunicationException [Root exception is java.rmi.RemoteException: Service unavailable.]javax.naming.CommunicationException [Root exception is java.rmi.RemoteException: Service unavailable.]
 at org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.list(NamingContext.java:797)

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Trial 3 External Context on port 1099

jms-ds.xml

<mbean code="org.jboss.naming.ExternalContext" name="jboss.jndi:service=ExternalContext,jndiName=jstRemoteJNDI">
<attribute name="JndiName">jstRemoteJNDI</attribute>
<attribute name="Properties">
 java.naming.factory.initial=org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory
 java.naming.factory.url.pkgs=org.jnp.interfaces
 java.naming.provider.url=172.xx.xx.xxx:1099
</attribute>
 <attribute name="InitialContext">javax.naming.InitialContext</attribute>
 <attribute name="RemoteAccess">true</attribute>
<depends>jboss:service=Naming</depends>
</mbean>

JNDIView Output: {Connection refused to actual Remote IP instead of NAT'ed IP

 +- jstRemoteJNDI
error while listing context javax.naming.InitialContext@a4be02: javax.naming.CommunicationException [Root exception is java.rmi.ConnectException: Connection refused to host: 60.23.xx.xx; nested exception is:
 java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect

I have referred to the postings below but have not been able to figure out the problem yet.
http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=HowDoIConfigureTheJMSResourceAdapterToUseARemoteConnectionFactory
http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=HowDoIConfigureAnMDBToTalkToARemoteQueue
http://www.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=JBossNS
http://www.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=JBossNSFAQ